A joint consultative meeting held on January 19 at Dimapur under the aegis of the Kuki Inpi Nagaland (KIN) endorsed the call made by NBCC on ‘clean election’ as the main agenda of the meeting.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Kuki Students Organisation Nagaland, Kuki GBs Union of Ahthibung and Molvom Gamkai, Church leaders, Kuki officers serving as well as retired, and senior Kuki intellectuals.
The meeting deliberated on the forthcoming general election of the state slated to be held on February 23.
Kuki Inpi general secretary, Silas Khongsai, stated that the house unanimously accepted and endorsed the clean election campaign called by NBCC on suggestion made by various groups and individuals.
Kuki Inpi further called upon its members living in Nagaland to abide and follow the theme endorsed by NBCC and expressed full faith and confidence on the NBCC for its “wonderful initiative”.
The Inpi also called upon politicians, Church leaders, public leaders, both underground and overground civil societies to adhere to the principal “one man, one vote” so that no individuals are deprived of their birth right.
It further urged leaders from all walks of life to abstain from “money power and adulteration politics” so that the common will of the majority would be taken into consideration for all round development of the state.
While advocating that the leaders should make people aware of their individual rights and free will to elect a leader of their own choice, the Inpi further went on to condemn the “attitude” of some few politicians who “resort to violent activities after their defeat due to their heavy election expenditure”.
In this regard, the Inpi urged political leaders not to “practice luring of votes” through “money power” and other “materialistic” form for winning election.
In the meeting, the model code of conduct for ‘clean election’ was also read out for wider public knowledge and information.